In the quiet bamboo forest, except for the small sound of wind, there were only two people talking softly.

Mu Shaoqin asked, "What's wrong with me asking you to investigate?"

Ashun replied, "When I returned to my country, Mr. Su Cheng's house did send a cook away recently, but his family was extremely crowded. No one would say more about who he was and when he left."

This is a good way for others to manage their families. But Mu Shaoqin doesn't care about this now. He took out Bangning's small collar from his sleeve, "You take this thing to Dongshi and find a time-honored antique jeweler to put it there. No matter how much money you make, let's exchange it for 500 taels of silver. You can take three hundred taels to An's house, and take the other 200 taels yourself. I want to find an excuse to temporarily leave the Duke's Mansion and go to two places in Yunling and Huaian, Lingzhou to find a family named Shi..."

Ah followed suit and left quietly with his things in his arms.

Within two days, I heard that his sickly daughter-in-law seemed to have tuberculosis. This was a contagious disease! The housekeeper was so scared that he didn't even ask Ashun to do it. He also said that he would pay him 300 ounces of salary every month and let him stay at home.

Of course, people who have "tuberculosis" are disliked by many people. Ashun's family can't even live in the original place, so the family has to move to a more desolate suburb.

Then on a morning full of frost, Ah Shun quietly left the capital with her fifteen-year-old eldest son on her back with a bag...

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It was dark very quickly on winter nights and it became gloomy before evening. After dinner, it was so dark that it was gone.

But the home is bright, with oil lamps lit up the rooms one by one. A personal image was reflected on the window, with laughter and joy, which was particularly warm.

"...I have been very talented since childhood and have a high ambition in my life. Others have swords, but I have a pen like a knife. I am a farmer in the morning and ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening. Generals and ministers have no seeds, so men should be self-reliant..."

The sound of reading came from the children's big room. It was clear and clear, and it seemed that people had just returned to the simple and worry-free student days. I saw the familiar playground and classroom. The bright sunlight leaked from the leaves of the sycamore trees, and the boy wearing white sneakers passed by the window...

"What are you thinking?"

Suddenly, the sound from behind scared Nianfu. He hurriedly turned around, but immediately turned his eyes when he saw someone.

"Nothing. I'll look at what will open tomorrow, but what else is missing."

The person who came did not speak and walked quietly behind her.

The Dingying shone his figure slanted, overlapping with Nianfu's shadow. Another face was beating for no reason, Nianfu tried hard to control his voice, trying to find a topic to break the awkward tranquility.

"You... are you going to hand in the office tomorrow? Are you ready for clothes, shoes and socks?"

Well, Ouyang Kang responded, but he didn't plan to talk more.

At Nianfu's suggestion, the eight hundred iron stoves that were assembled in a centralized manner have been made in advance and all were delivered to the Ministry of Works. Emperor Gao Xianlong was very happy. At Wang Can's recommendation, he made an appointment to enter Ouyang Kang to visit the palace tomorrow.

However, although this matter is big, what Ouyang Kang wants to solve is also very important. He will not let the girl have the chance to talk about anything anymore. He spoke directly, "That day, I didn't mean to avoid it."

Nianfu's face burned suddenly.

Needless to say, she knew that the day he said was the time he tried to kiss him. But didn’t she forget it desperately? Why was she suddenly raised like this and it was so clear that it appeared before her eyes as if it had just happened?

He came forward by a traitor, and Ouyang Kang fell in front of him, blushing and biting his lips. His lips were so beautiful, just like a naturally noble and elegant petal...

Stop! Stop!

Nianfu felt that the heat was sizzling above his head, and he wished he could bury his head in the sand like an ostrich.

"Hey...I, I really..." She really didn't mean it. Can she stop mentioning this?

Suddenly, the man stepped forward and plucked up the courage to speak softly behind the girl, "I...I'm very happy."

His voice trembled slightly, with tension and shyness.

But what was he saying? Nianfu thought he had heard it wrong, but wanted to turn around but didn't dare.

Ouyang Kang decided to take it aside, endured the hot dough and said, "You... I'm very happy, I... I like it too..."

The small kitchen fell into strange silence.

Ouyang Kang was a little puzzled. He finally mustered up the courage to say what he was in his heart. Why did he react like this?

Mr. Guan clearly said that girls are easy to coax by saying things, and as long as they say to them, they will rush over with joy. If they don’t rush over, they will be shy and pounce on them decisively.

However, Ouyang Kang didn't dare to pounce, and he hoped that his sister Mu would pounce. But why didn't she react? Was she too low a voice and she didn't hear it?

He was determined to look up at her expression, but Young Master Ouyang was a little afraid. Inhale, inhale quickly! Ouyang Kang tried hard to relax himself, calm down, and say it bravely again.

But in one breath, I heard the girl curse in a low voice, "You, who do you think of me? I'm not what you think!"

What's wrong with this?

Ouyang Kang looked up in surprise, but saw that the girl's eyes were red with aggrievedness, and her bright phoenix eyes were filled with tears, which made him feel pain in his heart.

"Why are you crying? What's there to cry about?"

"You, dare you say it?" Nian Fu felt even more aggrieved, and tears fell down, "Do you think I am a very... very girl... you even think... are those things right?"

How to say this? Ouyang Kang opened his eyes wide and asked for solutions.

Seeing his appearance, the girl became even more angry and said unyieldingly, "I can't blame me for what happened that day! You held me first, and then something like that... It was just an accident!"

Seeing the girl's shameful and annoyed look, Ouyang Kang thought about it in confusion, and suddenly realized her heart! She was afraid that she thought she was a frivolous girl and said she liked her, but she just wanted to take advantage of her, right?

This is definitely a misunderstanding! Ouyang Dashao cleverly grasped the point and said only one sentence, which made the girl stop her tears.

"I will marry you."

What? What? Nianfu thought he would say something sweet, but when he finally realized his mind, he was stunned.

Then the man blushed slightly, looked at the corner of her clothes and said, "Actually, I will marry you."

Silence for a moment again.

Nian Fu suddenly said angrily with a cold face again, "I won't be a petty person!"

"I won't let you be a little girl!" Ouyang Kang yelled this sentence quickly, even he was shocked. But after he finished speaking, he made a decision instantly and repeated again, "I won't marry a little girl, I won't be a person like my father. Do you know? My second brother,"

He paused for a moment, said in a little embarrassing, and was a little sad, "He is only one year or two months younger than me. My mother disappeared when I was four months old. Even if my mother left, she would send a letter to the capital immediately, and with ten months of pregnancy, her second brother..."

Ouyang Kang couldn't continue to talk about this secret. He only discovered it when he arrived in the capital. But what if he found it? Can he spread it everywhere that his father was actually a heartless man and married someone else when his wife was seriously ill? What's the use of condemning Ouyang Jin? His mother couldn't survive, and the living people still have to live well.

Ouyang Kang stared at the corner of his clothes, thinking about the desolation of his mother when he died of illness, and felt sad, but at this moment he really made up his mind, "I won't marry Xiao. At least, I won't marry Xiao without having to force him." He quietly raised his eyes and looked at the girl, his voice was like a mosquito, with a little shyness, "Even if I want to marry, I have to get my wife's consent."

"I won't agree." Nianfu rolled his eyes angrily without thinking, but after the taste came back, it seemed like it was cooked again, "This is impossible. Please don't coax me!"

Seeing her angry and wanted to leave, Ouyang Kang finally took action and reached out to grab her sleeve, "I didn't coax you, this is true!"

"Your father won't agree! Can you resist him?" Nian Fu's face turned redder, and he wanted to pull out his sleeves hard, but he couldn't break free.

Ouyang Kangxiao whispered, "Don't worry, grandmother will make the decision for us." He suddenly turned red and lowered his head again, "You...you are like this to me on the way to Beijing. What should I do if I don't marry you?"

What's this and that? I didn't have time to think about it when I grabbed his sleeve like this. I just felt like my whole body was burning in the stove, and even my back began to sweat, "I don't want to listen, please let go quickly, let go!"

Ouyang Kang also wanted to have a good talk with her, but someone suddenly interrupted outside the window, "Master, what are you doing when you are holding Sister Mu?"

It was like a lightning slashing down the sky, and it was like Queen Mother pulling out her jade hairpin and instantly drawing a Milky Way. Both of them jumped back and were so scared that they were scattered.

They all looked at the window, but it was Luo Chang. During the break, he went out to the thatched cottage and didn't know how long he had been looking outside the door.

"It's nothing, we're explaining what's going on tomorrow." Nianfu admired himself very much. At this time, he could still walk out expressionlessly and said to Luo Chang, "It's too late, I'll go to bed, see you tomorrow." Then he left.

But when she arrived at the dark and deserted stairs, she took two steps at once, rushed up in one breath, and then went back to the room and buried her head in the quilt, so embarrassed that she wanted to hide in the shell of a turtle!

Too embarrassing! How much did that kid hear?

Ouyang Kang really didn't want to ask this question, but at this moment he had to ask. But Luo Chang looked at his eyes that were smiling on the surface, but he was so cold, grabbed the hat on his head, and said timidly, "It's nothing. I just came to see you grab her, and then she asked you to let go."
Chapter completed!